American Idol introduced a new feature this week, the Fan Save, which gives viewers a five-minute window in which to Tweet a vote for their favorite of the bottom two. This week the fans saved Rayvon Owen, which means we say goodbye to young Daniel Seavey.
Always upbeat, Daniel is taking his departure in stride. The day after his elimination, the sixteen-year-old confessed to journalists that "it was a great experience, but it was super tiring. Once you know you're going home, it's like 'Okay, I get to go home, I get to sleep, I get my life back,' and so I was OK with it."
And after a well-earned rest, Daniel will start working on his long-term plan. "I do want to be able to prove that I am an artist and I can sell music, and so that's my next step," he explained, "to start writng music and putting it out there to show the world that I'm not just a cute kid."